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Adapted from Daniel Keyes's novel Flowers for Algernon, Charly must be viewed as a soap opera of and for its zeitgeist--the halcyon '60s, when "natural" was nirvana, the air hummed with the mantra "Everybody's beautiful," and all ills stemmed from institutional monoliths such as Science, Government, Education, Religion. Accordingly, Charly (Cliff Robertson) is a 30-year-old retardate whose doofus sweetness makes him superior to most able-minded folk, whether they're the bigoted dolts he sweeps floors for or the ambitious scientists who see him as the human equivalent of Algernon, a mouse they've surgically (but impermanently) smartened up. Naturally, post-op Charly, sporting a genius IQ, "sees things as they are." Trotted out as the neurosurgeons' poster boy, he stands up to the "learned" audience--shot as faceless, inhuman interrogators. He's every '60s flower child, berating his "elders" for blighting their brave new world.
The one gift Charly gets out of becoming Brainiac is sex. In a lengthy montage resembling a retro TV commercial, he and his special-ed teacher (Claire Bloom, madonna with eternal Mona Lisa smile) romp through an Edenic outdoors, their embraces hallowed by sunlight glinting through leaves, moonlight glinting on water, and sappy Ravi Shankar music. (Stylistic clichés also include embarrassing outbreaks of split screens and multiple small screens within the frame, notably when rebellious Charly turns biker.) Robertson's performance is well-meaning but hokey. Still, in the penultimate moments when Charly begins to slide back into retardation, the actor achieves a genuine tragic gravity, and he became a surprise Oscar winner for his pains. --Kathleen Murphy
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CHARLY
Genre: Drama
Rating: PG
Release Date: 0000-00-00
Media Type: DVD
SKU:GMDB2222353
Genre: Drama
Rating: PG
Release Date: 0000-00-00
Media Type: DVD
SKU:GMDB2222353
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Charly is a great Movie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!,
By Paul Waters (Payson, Il. USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Charly (VHS Tape)
It was a great movie even thought it didn't follow the book that good. I think that Cliff Robertson did a very good job at it, but it was funny when Charlie fell in love Mrs. Kinnian because he kinda attacked her. The motor cycle part wasn't in the book and Dr. Strauss wasn't a man in the Movie but Dr. Strauss was a man in the book. Whoever said that the movie was awful stinks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I recommend that people of all ages should read the book and watch the movie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
4.0 out of 5 stars
Truly a classic!,
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This review is from: Charly (DVD)
The book was required reading in high school English class, still remember the name Algernon. This movie, like so many others, deviates from the book, however, it is very well done just the same, emotional, sobering, an eye-opener. Sometimes you wonder whether this experient could very well be based on a true story some time and some way.Cliff Robertson did an excellent job portraying Charly. This is not a family movie because of the serious nature, depth and the violent encounter between Charly and his teacher. The movie looks dated but is good except for the distracting and annoying collage of psychedelic effects and scenes, which really took away from the film and thus the lower rating.
5.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Charly (DVD)
Very realistic. Be prepared for a tragic ending after a hopeful development.Acting is of the highest quality. Very realistic portraying of a medical impossibility. Make you forget that it is actually medical science fiction.
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